Parody & Pastiche

Pastiche is a more serious version of what a parody would be. The reason for this is that rather than using it in a comedic way. An example of this would be films like Shaun Of The Dead where the concept of the film is a sort of 'Night of the living dead theme', however this is a parody and it has turned this concept into a comedy. Michael Jacksons 'Thriller' also does this as it when you watch it you can see the references and similarities to TV shows like 'Teen Wolf' and other Werewolf style films & Tv shows. I would advise my group not to use a pastiche style video as it is difficult to get right and to not be seen as a parody.

Parody is seen as a way of taking something and mocking it in a comedic way. An example of this in Film would be the Austin Powers franchise. These films could be seen as a parody of films such as James Bond etc. as it is a spy kind of film however it is portrayed in a different way to the likes of James Bond as Austin Powers is a comedy film due to the concepts.

The Pink video 'Stupid Girls' is a good example of parody in a Music Video, it takes stereotypes of 'dumb blondes' Throughout the video it exaggerates the typical behaviour that people expect to see from the stereotypical people who fit into these categories. As well as with this video it shows her getting surgery or some sort of enhancement in order to change peoples perception of her.